Cybersecurity Is Now A CFO’s Burden
Company leaders are entering the digital front lines, dipping into their coffers to defend against cyberattacks. Each year, CFOs find themselves faced with an increasingly complex landscape of cybersecurity threats that jeopardize the financial stability and reputation of their organization. From ransomware attacks targeting confidential data to sophisticated phishing schemes exploiting payment systems, the stakes … Read more
Currency markets brace for US jobs report amid political turmoil By Reuters
By Brigid Riley TOKYO (Reuters) – Major currencies remained choppy on Friday as markets awaited U.S. jobs data and weighed the impact of a politically tumultuous week that saw the collapse of the French government and the imposition of a brief martial law in South Korea. The US dollar rose briefly against South Korea’s won … Read more
Trump appoints former PayPal exec David Sacks as AI and crypto czar By Reuters
(Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he would appoint former PayPal (NASDAQ: ) chief operating officer David Sachs as his “White House AI & Crypto Czar,” another move by U.S. policy to review. “He will work on the legislative framework so that the crypto industry can have the clarity it has been … Read more
South Korea Crisis Sparks $34.2 Billion Explosion In Crypto Market
Last Tuesday, South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol surprised the country by declaring a martial law. The President’s surprise announcement, later reversed, created political chaos and rattled the markets. South Korea’s stock market fell in Wednesday morning trading and the benchmark Kospi dipped by 2% as a result of the tumult. Even before the markets … Read more
Bridging the gap between tech, finance and people
Crédit : Elvis Vasquez Entretien avec : Wael Malkawi, directeur exécutif, ICS Financial Systems Comment avez-vous vu le secteur financier évoluer en termes de transformation numérique ces dernières années ?L’un des changements les plus importants a été l’essor des services bancaires numériques et en déplacement, qui ont introduit des solutions innovantes telles que les paiements … Read more
How Much Mariah Carey Makes from “All I Want for Christmas”
Mariah Carey’s December earnings in “All I Want for Christmas.” It’s that magical time of year again! Gifts, fireplaces, baking, holiday decorations…and if you’re Mariah Carey, that means big royalty checks from a Christmas hit she wrote thirty years ago. You’ve probably noticed that Mariah’s holiday anthem “All I Want For Christmas Is You” is … Read more
Europe’s Bold Answer To Starlink And Kuiper
IRIS2, the European satellite communications program, is finally getting underway. The answer to Elon Musk’s Starlink and Jeff Bezos’ Kuiper is the SpaceRISE consortium. Two years after the launch of the project, the European Commission awarded the contract to build its mega satellite constellation to a consortium of satellite fleet operators: Eutelsat (France), SES (Luxembourg) … Read more
China’s $1.3 Billion Peru Gamble Redraws Global Trade
A new $1.3 billion deep-water megaport in Peru will likely become the latest battleground in a simmering trade conflict between the United States and China. The port of Chancay, with 15 berths, located about 80 kilometers north of Lima on the Peruvian coast, was jointly inaugurated by Peruvian President Dina Boluarte and Chinese President Xi … Read more